"Are we gonna die here?" Taylor asked looking around the fire slightly scared.
"No, relax we'll make it." Nathan said with more confidence than he felt, but Taylor seemed slightly reassured.
Melissa video diary
"Well, it's finally happened, relationships. I can't say I didn't see this coming, but still… I don't know if I should tell Jackson how I feel. I mean Eric and Taylor already played my tape but I wanna know how he feels about me. That's kinda mean I guess, I mean especially with the whole soldier thing but…" she yawned. "I think I'll sleep on it."
Next Morning
The seven were gathered around the fire. Nibbling on the last of the fruit.
"Guy's we've got a problem," Daley said. "We need to find more food."
"Where all the fruit got blown off the trees in the storm, did they magically grow more over night?" Eric asked sarcastically.
"No," Daley said. "But there might be roots that we can eat."
"She's right and there's still coconuts that we can get." Nathan said.
"And you're an expert on getting those aren't you Nathan." Eric said rolling his eyes.
"Hey I got them in the end."
"After you almost killed yourself." Taylor said. "I don't even like coconuts."
"Fine you and Eric can go get some oysters." Lex said.
"You mean sushi?" Taylor asked all excited.
"Uh, sure." Lex said rolling his eyes at Taylor.
Taylor got up and walked down the beach to the rocks where the oysters were. Eric ambled after her.
"Are you sure it was a good idea sending those two to get food by themselves?" Melissa asked.
Nathan laughed, "Yeah, they'll be fine. Come on Day, let's get some coconuts." They walked off towards the coconut trees.
"What about you?" Jackson asked Melissa.
"I guess I'm on water duty." She said looking at the empty jugs.
"I'll haul it for you if you want." He offered.
"Sure thanks."
"I think I'll go look for food," Lex said. "I read in a book that there are some roots you can eat and that there's bark that you boil in water and it makes a healing drink. We might need some of that."
"Great." Melissa said.
"Be careful," Jackson said picking up two of the water jugs.
Lex smiled and walked off towards the jungle.
"Look, I found another one!" Taylor shouted holding up an oyster.
"Great," Eric said from the beach. He had never seen any one who looked so good in a bikini get so excited over a little sea creature. Laughing Taylor came over and added the new oyster to the pile accumulating on the sand neat Eric.
"Hey, why don't you get some sea weed," Taylor said. "W can have a salad!"
"Great," Eric said again. "Hey we should move these away from the water, the tide's coming in." He bent down and picked up on the creatures.
"What are you doing?!" Taylor yelled, she ran over and tackled him.
They landed in the sand. With Taylor on top of Eric. "What?" Eric asked.
"Don't, don't you like die if you touch them?" Taylor asked confused.
"No I'm only allergic if I eat them." He said, looking into her blue eyes.
"Oh," She looked down and saw that she was still on top of him, she rolled to the side. "Sorry, but it was really scary when you almost died." She looked up at him.
Are those tears? Eric thought. Naw must be the light. "Sorry I scared you."
"Just don't do it again," Taylor said wiping at her eyes. "I don't want anyone to die."
"Hey, I won't die."
"Promise?"
Eric looked in her sparkling eyes and before his brain could say no he bent down and kissed her. For a second she almost pulled away then she relaxed.
"I promise." Eric said when the broke apart.
Taylor smiled and wrapped one arm around his neck and kissed him again.
Ugg I really don't like this chapter but; Eric and Taylor are officially an item. Yay! Happy dance time!